Beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, a student enrolled in a Florida public school in kindergarten through grade 12 who has been subjected to an incident of battery; harassment; hazing; bullying; kidnapping; physical attack; robbery; sexual offenses, harassment, assault, or battery; threat or intimidation; or fighting at school the opportunity to transfer to another public school with capacity or enroll in an approved private school under the Hope Scholarship.

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The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship is based on financial need. Families may choose between financial assistance toward private school, or transportation costs to attend a public school in another county. Click to learn more. Families may click here to apply for the 2019-20 school year. This scholarship is on a first come first served basis, and every year it has more applicants than it can fund. It is currently open for new applicants.

Florida's school choice programs allow parents to choose the best educational setting for their child. The McKay Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities provided over 31,000 Florida students with special needs the opportunity to attend a participating private school during the 2017-18 school year. The McKay Scholarship Program also offers parents public school choice. A parent of an eligible special needs student may choose to transfer the student to another public school.